After inviting Ji Yuan inside and hearing him out, Dong Qian finally understood.
"So you were the one who posted that task—"
Dong Qian looked torn between laughter and exasperation. "If I'd known, you could have come straight to me. Why go to all that trouble?"
"I didn't know, did I?"
Ji Yuan spread his hands with a helpless smile.
"Well, now you do. It's not too late."
Dong Qian rose to refill Ji Yuan's tea and smiled faintly. "Come to think of it, we're both from Zengtou City, but you never came to see me after arriving at the Water Dragon Sect, Junior Brother Ji."
The reproach from a mature beauty was a little hard for Ji Yuan to handle.
"I didn't know where your Cave Abode was before, Senior Sister Dong."
"Now that you do, you must visit often."
Don't worry. Once this is over, I'll never come unless I need something. Ji Yuan nodded quickly. "Of course. As long as you don't find me a nuisance, I'll visit often."
"Why would I? It's usually so quiet here. I'd be delighted to have you visit."
Dong Qian covered her mouth and laughed softly.
"By the way, why didn't you go to Liancheng Mountain, Senior Sister Dong? I heard Brother Han went."
Ji Yuan found it odd. When they had met before, he remembered Dong Qian discussing the front line with Han Feiyu.
"Me?"
Dong Qian swept a loose strand of hair back behind her ear, revealing an earlobe as lovely as polished jade.
"I'm no good at fighting. Since joining the Water Dragon Sect, I've spent my time on Four Directions Island studying alchemy. I wouldn't dare go somewhere like the front line."
You're no good at fighting? Ji Yuan almost laughed.
Two things came to mind, both